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    Chapter 95: Pasture Storm (Confusing and Confusing)

    Looking at the three large wooden boxes filled with stones in the room, Xue Gui's face became extremely ugly. The group of people traveled thousands of miles and worked hard to deliver the 80,000 taels of silver. Although Jin Qiu did not  Knowing about this deal, but such a huge amount of money was wasted like this, how can we not make people feel angry and useless?

    Check, we must check clearly!

    Xue Gui closed his eyes and took a breath, then asked: "Tieshu, who discovered this first?"

    The bodyguard who was called Tie Shu quickly responded: "The chief bodyguard, Brother Lu showed up first."

    Xue Gui frowned and said, "What about others?"

    Tieshu said with a grimace, "Brother Lu is having diarrhea."

    As the two of them were talking, they saw a sturdy man with a plain face walking into the room with frivolous steps. There were still a lot of sweat beads on his pale face. He reluctantly clasped his fists and said: "Chief escort, you are here.  Hiss¡­¡±

    When Xue Gui saw him like this, he immediately pulled a chair for him to sit down, and then asked doubtfully: "Ayuan, what's going on with you? Weren't you fine when you came here this morning?"

    Lu Yuan raised his hand to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead and said with a wry smile: "I don't know what's going on. After I got here in the morning, I suddenly felt a terrible pain in my stomach, like a knife.  In a short time, I ran to the hut three times. Oh, no, I still have to go. Chief escort, please wait a moment" After saying that, I couldn't stay for a moment. I immediately got up from the chair and stumbled.  and rushed out the door.

    Lu Yuan rushed out of the door. After asking about the situation of the soldiers guarding the courtyard, Dai Chaozong walked in and said: "I have questioned everyone here clearly. During the time just now, they all said they did not hear any special noises.  I didn¡¯t see any suspicious people coming in or out of here. Brother Xue, do you think it¡¯s possible that he was tricked before entering the ranch?¡±

    Xue Gui shook his head and said: "Probably not, because this escort trip is of great importance, and our escort agency cannot afford a slight mistake, so we will keep a close eye on these three big boxes along the way, no matter when.  , will ensure that there are five or six people guarding the box at all times, so the possibility of the box being switched is almost non-existent."

    The reputation of Fuyuan Escort Bureau is not so easy to come by. Xue Gui has been through this kind of silver escort countless times. He has rich experience. Not only is he very particular about the choice of routes, but also  They are under very strict supervision, so the possibility of being dropped midway is really low.

    Dai Chaozong nodded in agreement and said, "Needless to say, Brother Xue's level as an escort is absolutely trustworthy. Brother Xue, don't worry. If it is really someone from our ranch who did it, we will definitely find out the thief and bring him to justice."  You all have to explain."

    Xue Gui waved his hands and said, "We are all friends. Brother Dai, there is no need to say more. I have just learned a little bit about the situation in the ranch. If there is really collusion between inside and outside, I'm afraid this matter is not that simple."

    Dai Chaozong nodded slightly, then carefully looked at the room where the escort silver was stored, and then said: "There are many such rooms in our ranch. Even the layout of the room is almost the same. It couldn't be more ordinary.  , Logically speaking, there shouldn¡¯t be any mechanism, but I¡¯ll check it carefully later.¡±

    Xue Gui clasped his fists and said, "This is going to trouble Brother Dai. I have a brother here who was fine, but after arriving at the ranch just now, he suddenly had diarrhea for no apparent reason. I think something is wrong with this matter. I will wait for him to take care of it."  Let¡¯s think about it carefully together.¡±

    Dai Chaozong waved his hand and said: "Brother Xue, you're welcome. Since the incident happened in our Liuyun Ranch, we naturally want to get to the bottom of it. What's more, you have a close relationship with our ranch owner."

    Xue Gui nodded, and then asked Tieshu who was standing aside: "Aside from your sixth brother having diarrhea, are there any other situations in our escort team?"

    Tieshu shook his head and said: "Everyone was relieved when they arrived at the ranch. Everyone was cleaning up and washing up. Later, Brother Liu hurriedly asked me to inform you about this matter immediately. As for whether others have any other questions, this  I really don¡¯t know. Alas, it was our fault this time and we let down our guard, which allowed others to take advantage of us.¡±

    Xue Gui shook his head slightly and said: "How can I blame you? Including me, who doesn't think that when you arrive at the ranch, you have done your job? What's more, now is not the time to blame yourself. Go ahead and ask everyone.  , see if anyone has any special circumstances, and tell me immediately after asking."

    "Yes! I'll ask right away." Tieshu continued.He nodded in agreement and ran out the door.

    "Brother Dai, did you find anything suspicious?" Xue Gui asked when he saw Dai Chaozong looking carefully at the three large wooden boxes.

    Dai Chaozong shook his head and said doubtfully: "Brother Xue, it seems that these three boxes were all made recently, right? You see, even the red paint is new."

    Xue Gui nodded and said: "Yes, when the man sent the silver over, he packed it neatly in these three large wooden boxes. He said that these three large wooden boxes were specially customized recently.  , it was originally intended for transporting this batch of silver. I saw that this box was suitable for use, so I did not change it to the box from our escort agency."

    "Brother Xue, did your escort trip go smoothly?" Dai Chaozong suddenly asked.

    Xue Gui shook his head and said in confusion: "That's not true. We also met several groups of thieves on the road, but they were no match for us. They were beaten by us a few times. Why did Brother Dai say this?"

    Dai Chaozong pointed at the box and said: "Brother Xue, come and see, the paint color of these three large wooden boxes is very new. Although there are some scratches on the surface, they are very small, so the boxes have not received too many bumps."  Bump bump.¡±

    Xue Gui stepped forward to take a closer look and nodded: "That's true. Well, it seems that the three wooden boxes in front of me are not the three we escorted all the way, because I remember that a thief once shot at me.  After an arrow was dodged by me, it hit a box directly, but now the arrow mark is gone.

    Humph, I also asked who had the supernatural power to swap silver and stones so quickly. It turned out that they didn't have to go through so much trouble at all, but exchanged three boxes with stones for three boxes with silver.  That¡¯s it. This way, it not only saves time and effort, but also can lure people into detours.  "

    Dai Chaozong nodded slowly and said: "In this case, I'm afraid there really is some secret passage in this room. I will immediately arrange for people to come over and carefully inspect it inch by inch. I want to see who is doing this."  How dare you attack a escort like you in the ranch! Hmph! It¡¯s tolerable, but what can¡¯t be tolerated!¡±

    No matter who it is, doing such shameless and despicable things in the ranch is an absolute provocation to Liuyun Ranch.  As an extremely loyal ranch warrior, no one will allow this kind of thing to happen, because once such news spreads, Liuyun Ranch will be disgraced.

    After a while, several people brought by Dai Chaozong entered the house and began to investigate. Lu Yuan, whose hands and feet were weak due to diarrhea, finally entered the house trembling all over.

    Xue Gui quickly asked him to sit down on the chair, and then asked: "What happened after I left? Tell me in detail from the beginning. Don't let go of any doubts."

    Lu Yuan, dripping with cold sweat, clutched his still uncomfortable stomach, nodded weakly and said: "We moved into this big courtyard under the arrangement of a steward of the ranch, and then I and a few brothers carried the escort into  Because there was enough room and everyone was tired, I was left here alone to guard the bodyguard I'm sorry, Chief Bodyguard, it's all my fault, I shouldn't have blamed him  ¡­¡­I¡­¡­"

    Xue Gui raised his hand to stop blaming himself, shook his head and said: "You and I don't escort each other twice anymore. I know best what kind of person you are. Besides, now is definitely not the time to blame yourself. First,  Explain the situation clearly."

    Lu Yuan is about thirty years old and has been working as an escort in Fuyuan Escort Bureau for nearly ten years now. He is considered to be one of the top old men in the escort agency. His personality, martial arts and courage are all outstanding.  Shangjia, as the business of Fuyuan Escort Bureau is getting better and better, Xue Gui also values ??him more and more, constantly arranging some important errands for him to do. He has indeed lived up to Xue Gui's cultivation. A few trips should have been successful.  The escorts who were not easy to deal with all moved smoothly for him, which made all the escorts in the escort agency admire them from the bottom of their hearts.

    Lu Yuan shuddered and said: "I was sitting in the room, and then someone brought a cup of tea in Ah! I know, there is probably something wrong with that cup of tea! I was fine before drinking tea,  After I drank tea, I gradually felt sick to my stomach!"

    "Brother Dai!" Xue Gui frowned and quickly looked at Dai Chaozongdao.

    Dai Chaozong nodded, immediately walked out of the house, and questioned the guard at the entrance of the courtyard. As long as he could find the person who delivered the tea, everything would be clear!

    Xue Gui continued to ask: "Do you still remember what the man who delivered the tea looked like? Can you recognize him when we meet him later?"

    Lu Yuan nodded and said: "The person who brought the tea is a little girl. As long as she stands in front of me, I will definitely recognize her."

    As an escort, Lu Yuan was quite good at identifying people, and Xue Gui had no doubt about this.

    In just a moment, Dai Chaozong came into the room and rushed to Xue Gui.The boss said: "I have already asked clearly. In the morning, I did arrange for two maids to deliver tea, and it was done several times before it was delivered. I went to call them over and waited for a while.  Then we will know.¡±

    Xue Gui first asked someone to help Lu Yuan down to rest, then shook his head slightly and said, "I'm afraid the person who did this was not so negligent. A Yuan said that after he drank the tea, the teacup was placed on this table, but  Now, the tea cup has disappeared. It must have been disposed of when they exchanged the money. This all seems to be very well planned. I'm afraid that the two girls will not gain anything even if they come."

    Dai Chaozong frowned, but he had to agree that Xue Gui's analysis was very reasonable.

    "Master Dai, we brothers have inspected it carefully and found no mechanism to open a secret passage." A man hired by Dai Chaozong reported.

    "No? Impossible! Check carefully! Don't let go of any doubts!" ??After hearing the man's report, Dai Chaozong's face became extremely ugly. If there was no secret passage, would those three large boxes of silver fly out of thin air?  go?

    There are people from the escort agency coming and going outside the house, and there are soldiers guarding the door of the courtyard. Who can swagger out under their noses?  Therefore, there can only be a secret path, and there cannot be a second way.

    The man who was looking for the trap said, "Master Dai, do you think it's possible that he got out through the back window?"

    Dai Chaozong shook his head and said: "It's absolutely impossible. You all know that when winter comes in our ranch, all the north windows must be nailed with oil paper and wooden strips to prevent the north wind from entering the house. I have already prepared those windows.  I checked and found that all the wooden strips were tightly sealed and there were no signs of disassembly, and there was no damage to the oil paper."

    After hearing what Dai Chaozong said, the man had nothing else to say, so he nodded and continued to re-examine with the other two companions.

    After a while, the guards outside the yard brought over the two maids who were bringing tea. The two girls were only thirteen or fourteen years old. At this moment, they were suddenly brought over by the guards, but they did not know it.  Whatever happened, it was inevitable that I would feel a little uneasy.

    "Who arranged for you two to bring tea this morning?" Dai Chaozong asked, staring at them.

    One of the maids said happily: "In reply to Mr. Dai, it was the two of us who were brought here by Manager Chu. He said that distinguished guests were here and wanted us to treat him well. We first brought hot water for washing, and then we  I brought tea again."

    "Steward Chu?" Dai Chaozong nodded slightly after hearing this. He knew Steward Chu well. Although he could not be said to be very capable, his loyalty to the ranch was absolutely no problem.

    "Did you two make the tea yourself, or did someone do it for you?" Dai Chaozong asked again.

    "Back to Mr. Dai, we two sisters made it ourselves, no one did it for us." Another maid said with a blessing.

    "Then when you were making tea, was there anyone walking around?" Dai Chaozong asked again.

    The maid shook her head and said: "Back to Mr. Dai, there was no one walking around us at that time. Because there was a lot of tea to be delivered, we fetched hot water from the water room and then brought the tea together.  It¡¯s finished brewing, so no one is around.¡±

    Xue Gui frowned and asked, "Did you meet anyone when you were delivering tea? Especially when you were delivering tea to this room."

    The two maids did not know him, and for a moment they didn't know whether to answer. Then Dai Chaozong nodded and said, "Answer Master Xue truthfully."

    A maid then said: "Back to Mr. Xue, I sent you the tea in this room. However, I met a lot of people from the tea room to here. Who are you asking?"

    Looking at Xue Gui's speechless expression, Dai Chaozong said, "Did anyone talk to you when you were delivering tea? Or, was there anything special that attracted your attention at that time?"

    The maid was about to shake her head when she suddenly said "ah" and then nodded sharply: "I remembered it! There is indeed something! When I brought the last three cups of tea, there was a kitten for some reason.  It got stuck in a clump of holly on the side of the road, and when I saw it was screaming miserably, I put the tea aside and rescued it first, and then brought the tea over again."

    Dai Chaozong asked: "Did anyone pass by you at that time? Do you still remember?"

    The maid shook her head with a sad face and said, "Returning to Mr. Dai, my attention was all on the kitten at the time, and I really didn't notice anyone passing by."

    Dai Chaozong and Xue Gui looked at each other, as if that was indeed the case. Dai Chaozong sighed softly, waved his hands and said, "I understand, there is nothing to do with you two here, please leave, but today?Don¡¯t tell anyone what I¡¯m talking to you about, do you understand?  "

    The two maids had no idea what the words they said meant, but they still nodded in agreement, and then they gave them another blessing and left the house.

    The two of them retreated to the door, and Dai Chaozong ordered again: "You two, pay more attention to yourself and see who will take the initiative to ask you about this matter in the next two days. Remember to report it to me."

    "Yes!" The two maids responded quickly.

    The two of them left before Tie Shu from the Fuyuan Escort Bureau came into the room and reported to Xue Gui: "Chief Escort Chief, I have already asked everything clearly. In addition to Brother Lu, there are also Xiaomi and Xiaoye who are also making trouble."  I have a stomachache, but it¡¯s not as serious as Brother 6, and the others don¡¯t have any problems.¡±

    Xue Gui nodded and said: "I understand, you go down first and tell everyone not to be anxious or messy. The money on the left and right can't fly out of the pasture. After this matter is clearly investigated, I will talk to everyone carefully.  .¡±

    Tieshu nodded and said: "Well, over the years, what has happened that our Fuyuan Escort Agency has not been able to overcome? I believe that you, Chief Escort Officer, will be able to find out about this matter. Tieshu resigned." After that, he left the room.  .

    Xue Gui sighed and pinched his eyebrows, which may have been aching because of the wrinkles. He sat there not knowing what to think.

    Dai Chaozong said: "Brother Xue, don't be anxious. No matter how sophisticated the plan is, it will definitely leave clues."

    Xue Gui shook his head and sighed: "I'm not impatient, I just think that what they did was probably planned from the time I took care of the escort."

    Dai Chaozong nodded and said: "Yes, just looking at the three large wooden boxes with the same style and size, you know that this matter was definitely not a temporary move."

    Xue Gui shook his head and said: "Well, what I'm most worried about now is not the whereabouts of the 80,000 taels of silver. Since the other party asked us to send the silver all the way to the ranch and then use this method to get it back, what exactly is their plan?  What? Is it our escort agency or Liuyun Ranch? What kind of back-up plan will they have next? "

    Thinking about the recent series of major and minor events in the ranch, Dai Chaozong said: "I think most of them are coming for our ranch. As for why you chose your Fuyuan Escort Agency, except that you have a relationship with our ranch owner.  Besides, I am probably afraid that ordinary small escort agencies would not have the guts to take on such a big deal"

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